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The Messages app in iOS 10 on iPhone has its own App Store. While the Messages App Store is mostly stickers, there’s also apps that complement the original app available in the normal App Store. When you download an app from the normal App Store, it will automatically install the complementary Messages app. Luckily, you can turn this whole business off so that apps within Messages are only added manually. Here’s how to turn off automatically installed iMessage apps.

Adonit, maker of the awesome Dash, one of the best iPhone styluses out there (what I call the Pen to the Apple Pencil), has released another innovative iPhone stylus design called the Snap ($34.99). In keeping with Adonit's unique and clever take on the stylus for iPhone and iPad, the Snap feels like a sleek version of a carpenter's pencil and is the perfect mobile companion for anyone who needs to keep a writing or drawing implement near an iPhone. The Snap also serves as a handy selfie remote.

What if you could get a 15 percent discount on all your app purchases, In-App purchases, movies, music, and even Apple Music subscriptions? You wouldn't turn that down, right? Well all of those digital items can be paid for with iTunes credit, and Staples has assorted iTunes gift cards on sale at 15 percent off. Simply buy them and redeem them in iTunes or the App Store app and your balance will show the full amount. Using iTunes gift cards, instead of a credit card with a high limit, is a good way to keep your kids from purchasing too many games and in-app purchases, too!

I try to be good about keeping my Messages app clear of unwanted texts by deleting them. There are times, though, that I receive texts from people who are not in my Contacts and I may want to save the text, but not necessarily add the person to my Contacts list. That’s why I’m glad Apple added a sorting feature to Messages when it introduced iOS 8.3. Now I can keep my Contacts and Unknown Senders separate. On iPhone, this will look like two separate tabs in Messages: one for Contacts and one for Unknown Senders. Here’s how to sort texts from Contacts and unknown senders in Messages.

I've had the opportunity to test the best Bluetooth headphones over the past several years and one thing is for certain; Bluetooth technology has come a long way since it first went mainstream. No longer is it a laggy, unpredictable medium by which to transfer audio data. These days a good pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones can reproduce sound with remarkable clarity and accuracy. Whether or not you like the fact that Apple eliminated the headphone jack, it's not surprising that the company would consider Bluetooth reliable and mature enough for their iPhone 7 series to rely heavily upon it.

Thanks to AirDrop, transferring photos from iPhone to iPhone is incredibly easy. In fact, most other articles I found on the web for transferring pictures between devices made the whole process a lot harder than it actually is. This isn’t a tip on setting up your new iPhone 7—you can learn everything you need to know about setting up a new iPhone here. This is how to simply and easily transfer photos from iPhone to iPhone. Whether this is your older iPhone to your new iPhone or you’re with a friend and you want to send them the photo you just took together, you can use this tip and Airdrop to send pictures from iPhone to iPhone in seconds. Here’s how to transfer photos from iPhone to iPhone.

In iOS 10, there are now two ways Siri makes app suggestions on the Lock screen. The first is the Siri app suggestions that appear in the Widget pane. The second are the time and location-based app suggestions that appear in the lower left corner of the Lock screen in the same place app icons appear when you’re using Handoff. If you don’t appreciate this feature, it’s easy to turn off app suggestions.

Siri is finally getting the upgrade it has always needed. With iOS 10, you can ask Siri to complete tasks that involve the use of third-party apps. Since the feature is relatively new, a lot of people are asking what app can Siri use? We’ll cover some top third-party apps Siri is already able to use. But first we have to make sure those apps are enabled for use with Siri. Here’s how to use Siri with third-party apps and some top apps to try.

If you’re like me, you like things that are free. Luckily, Apple TV has plenty to offer in the way of free movie apps. Most of the free movie or TV show apps allow you to watch streaming movies on your Apple TV and some have an iPhone app for free movie watching on iPhone or iPad as well. You won’t get the latest theatre releases here, but you will find classic shows such as Seinfeld, oldie-but-goodie public domain flicks, older documentaries, independent and international films, and much more. Overall, it’s surprising the amount of good free movies and TV shows you can watch on your Apple TV. Here’s our ten best free Apple TV apps for watching free movies and TV shows.

The iPad is an intuitive device, but using it to its full capacity takes time, simply because there are so many different ways to use it. We surveyed our Insider subscribers to see what guides they wanted us to create. The response was overwhelmingly in favor of an iPad guide, which after a month of hard work is available for you to watch, download, and learn the ins and outs of your iPad from. You'll get instant access to the guide when you sign up as an iPhone Life Insider. But first, we’ll take a sneak peek at some of my favorite tips from the iPad guide below, as well as all the benefits of an Insider subscription.

If you have an iPhone 6 or later, you can set up Touch ID. Touch ID is a very useful feature, because you can set it up to work as a password to your phone and App Store purchases, as well as use it in apps like 1Password as an identification tool. The Touch ID button recognizes your fingerprints, up to five of them, and gives you easy and seamless access to your device without having to enter a number or word password. Using Touch ID is as simple as placing your finger on your Home button, which is where Touch ID resides. But first we need to set up Touch ID and allow it to be used across your device. Here’s how to set up and use Touch ID on iPhone.

Twitter surprised users of Vine, its six-second video streaming service, and really upset some Vine "stars" on October 27 when the company announced it would be canceling the service. With increased competition from Instagram, SnapChat, and even Facebook in the field of video, often with superior offerings, Twitter had to make some hard choices. It was already looking for a buyer for the Twitter company, and it turns out that Vine is costing Twitter $10 million per month. It's hard to get a suitor interested when you have that kind of baggage.

I am always checking the refurbished page on Apple's website, especially after the company launches a new product. It's a good way to get a great deal on the older generation devices. But Apple has never offered refurbished iPhones via its website. Until now. Apple had wanted to import refurbished iPhones into India, as a way to offer them cheaper, but the Indian government objected.

Depth of Field on the iPhone 7 Plus is a awesome feature meant to mimic professional shots of DSLR cameras. It looks good to us because it is natural to our eyes. Focus on an object or person in the room around you. Notice how their face is in full focus; now use your peripheral vision and notice that everything behind them is slightly blurry and out of focus. Depth of Field, also know as the bokeh effect, on iPhone 7 Plus makes any photo look more professional and crisp. Here’s how to use Depth of Field on iPhone 7 Plus.

In the 45th episode of the iPhone Life podcast, the team navigates privacy settings on Facebook to help you decide how much personal information to share with your friends and with the public. Other topics include Apple's new MacBook Pro lineup and the new Apple TV app.

If you think the American voters have had a bad year, at least the election is over. Samsung's year seems to be getting worse, not better. Between exploding washing machines and of course, Galaxy Note 7 explosions, the company has had an "explosive" year. Samsung has tried to do the right thing by voluntarily recalling the washers and the smartphones in question. It even took out full page ads in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Washington Journal offering an apology. But the damage is done. Between the fires and battery explosions, airlines won't let you fly with one of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones. How likely is it they'll let the next version fly?

With iOS 10 on iPhone, you can type a word in messages and Predictive text will suggest the emoji that matches that word. However, most people I’ve talked to don’t want to replace the word with an emoji, they simply want to include the emoji after the word. Luckily, you can add emojis to your messages without opening the emoji keyboard and avoid replacing the word with a simple tap of the space bar. The emoji will remain in your Predictive text suggestions and you can easily select the emoji to appear right after the word for it. I’ll show you what I mean below; here’s how to prevent emojis from replacing words in Messages.

Last summer, I was very lucky to be able to take a three-week road trip with one of my best friends on the planet. During the entire trip, we both worked remotely. For the most part, we stopped in coffee shops found all along our route, using their free Wi-Fi and ordering awesome coffee while we worked. However, there were multiple occasions when our devices ran out of power on the road with no power outlets in sight. Had we brought a RAVPower Bank ($39.99) with us, we wouldn’t have needed to frantically look for a place to charge our devices in every place we stopped.

Need iPad and iPhone help? Sign up for iPhone Life Insider and I’ll help you with all of your iPhone troubleshooting and iOS-related issues. Here’s a question from an Insider who accidentally made their All Inboxes mailbox disappear from the Mail app, plus some bonus advice for anyone whose Mail app has disppeared in iOS 10 and wants to know how to get the Mail app back on iPhone:

The all-new Scosche BoomBuoy™ ($39.99) is the perfect pocket-sized wireless speaker that really packs a punch! Count on rich, crystal-clear, omni-directional sound and up to 7 hours of play time with this IP67 rated, waterproof/dustproof speaker. Compact and incredibly rugged, BoomBuoy is designed for optimum performance in outdoor environments. Just clip it to your backpack or slip it into your pocket and head outdoors! And it floats.